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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 4/2016

01-08-2016 | Original Paper

Impact of the Boston Marathon Bombing and Its Aftermath on Refugees and Survivors of Torture

Authors: Linda Piwowarczyk, Dana Rous, Anna Mancuso, Kathleen Flinton, Erica Hastings, Leigh Forbush, Amy Shepherd

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 4/2016

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Abstract

On April 15, 2013, Boston residents and guests gathered for the Boston Marathon. Two explosives at the finish line killed three people and injured hundreds of others. As part of our clinical encounters, patients of the Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights were asked about the marathon bombing. We were concerned about the high level of armed security as many of our patients had been detained in their countries of origin. Eighty patients seen between April 16 and July 7, 2013 were asked about their experience of the Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath. A retrospective chart review was undertaken and data analyzed using Atlas.ti & SPSS. Approximately 86 % of those interviewed were reminded of their past trauma. The following themes emerged: triggering and trauma related symptoms, content specific cognitive schemas, recognition of the universality of violence, fears of discrimination, issues surrounding safety, and specific concerns of Muslims.
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Metadata
Title
Impact of the Boston Marathon Bombing and Its Aftermath on Refugees and Survivors of Torture
Authors
Linda Piwowarczyk
Dana Rous
Anna Mancuso
Kathleen Flinton
Erica Hastings
Leigh Forbush
Amy Shepherd
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 4/2016
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-015-0263-4

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